KAM-School of Life Sciences
Extension Number: 524
Office Number: S-435

BRIEF PROFILE
Dr. Syed Farhat Ali is a biochemist working at KAM-SLS. He has more than ten years of experience in teaching and research. He works in various aspects of biochemistry including protein and food biochemistry. Currently he is working on study of archaeal DNA-acting proteins including DNA-directed DNA polymerase.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Biological Sciences (Biochemistry), School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
• MSc. Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore

Research and Publications

1. Ali SF, Rashid N, Imanaka T and Akhtar M (2011) Family B DNA polymerase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrobaculum calidifontis: cloning, characterization and PCR application. J Biosci. Bioeng. 112 (2): 118-123. 
2. Ali SF (2012) Structural insights into Salmonella type III secretion injectisome. J Rashid Latif Medical College 1 (2): 14-17.
3. Guo J, Zhang W, Coker AR, Wood SP, Cooper JB, Ahmad S, Ali S, Rashid N and Akhtar M (2017) Structure of the family B DNA polymerase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrobaculum calidifontis. Acta Crystallographica Section D. Volume D73, 420-427. 
4. Ahmad, S., Ali, S.F., Azim, N, Rashid N. Studies on enhancement of production of recombinant DNA polymerase originated from Pyrobaculum calidifontis. Biologia (2021). 
5. Maseh K, Ali SF, Ahmad S, Rashid N. (2022) Cost-effective, high-yield production of Pyrobaculum calidifontis DNA polymerase for PCR application. Prep Biochem Biotechnol. 28:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10826068.2022.2137731
6. John, E., Irfan M, Ali SF, Maqbool A, Bashir A and Malik KA. (2023) Development of low lignin Eucalyptus camaldulensis through down-regulation of endogenous cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR). Pak. J. Bot., 55(3): DOI: 
7. Ahmad S, Ali SF, Iftikhar S, Rashid N. (2023) Engineering a DNA polymerase from Pyrobaculum calidifontis for improved activity, processivity and extension rate. Int J Biol Macromol. 233: 123545.

Book chapter

1. “Computational toolbox for analysis of protein thermostability” in Frontiers in protein and peptide sciences, Volume 2, Editor Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Bentham Science Publishers, 2021